Freshman quarsterback D.J. Williams has been one of the major contributors to Grambling State University’s turnaround season.

GRAMBLING — Grambling State University has been a “rags to riches” story this season.
If you base how a team might fare on what they do during the first half of a campaign, then the Tigers were doomed for gloom this fall.

In their first five games, they won only once, that being a 21-14 finale in the opener against Alcorn State University.

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